Tag: science communication

Graduate School of Oceanography Student Creates Blog About Marine Science

Carrie McDonough studies complicated things like “organophosphate ester flame retardants,’’ but another one of her specialties is translating that jargon into words the general public can understand. The University of Rhode Island graduate student accomplishes that and more through her blog, oceanbites, which tackles oceanography research with clarity—and, when appropriate, a dash of humor. (Recent […]

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Rhode Island teachers invited to join May expedition aboard research vessel Endeavor

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – Feb. 16, 2016 – It’s often said that the best way to learn is to do. The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography is offering the state’s teachers a hands-on learning experience that takes them out of the classroom to the ocean blue. Educators from kindergarten through college are invited […]

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GSO at the AGU Fall 2012 Meeting

  From December 3-7 2012, over 20,000 people attended the 45th annual American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. This event is an important venue for international scientific exchange among Earth and space scientists and educators. A significant contingent of URI GSO faculty, staff and students presented their research to an international audience. […]

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